GREEK MYTHOSThe Godsunder Codex · Places
BOIBE (city in Magnesia)
Ancient city in Greece
- Kind of place
- City
- Region
- Magnesia
- Where
- 39.38° N, 22.93° E
Boebe was a small settlement situated on the lake Boebeis, which is located between the Thessalian cities of Pherae and Larisa. Iliad 2 ¶56 The inhabitants of Boebe were collected by Demetrius Poliorcetes into the new city of Demetrias. Strabo 9.5.15
Described in the sources
Boebe was part of a region led by Eumelus. Iliad 2 ¶56 Boebe was held by the same group that controlled Pherae. Iliad 2 ¶56
Stories and history
Boebe is currently a village belonging to the city of Demetrias. Strabo 9.5.15